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Taco Salad……

I always forget how much I love taco salads. You can put anything you want in them, but I pretty much always stick to the basics of a good taco salad. I recently made this for a friend of mine for dinner. The only thing missing was a margarita. Why didn’t I make us margaritas??!! You know me and my spice…..I would’ve liked this super hotsy totsy, where the sweat beads are forming on your forehead, soaking your tongue in a glass of cold water, mouth burning, nose sniffling….you get the idea. But I always keep it on the milder side for guests. I think I have mentioned before that most of my friends are wimps. I say this with a lot of love!! 🙂

So, I usually serve this in a big ol “bowl” made from a flour tortilla. I’m sure you all are familiar with those. But sometimes I just serve the salad on a chilled plate. The dressing is the key here. My favorite is simply a bottled Italian dressing mixed with a packet of taco seasoning. Yes, seriously! It’s really delicious. I’ve listed some variations that I use, below. You will like them all, really! I love this salad with ground beef, chicken, some leftover steak, shrimp, or meatless. Do whatever you want! Get the blender out, make some margaritas, make the taco salad. It’s delicioso!!!

One of my “go to” meals. I use chicken breasts…coat them with the taco seasoning and let them sit while you cook some fresh corn. Then cook the chicken in a mixture of olive oil and butter until done. Run the corn around in the drippings and let the kernels get some color on them. When done, cut up the chicken and take the corn off the cob and add to the salad. So, so good!